What is 4’33”?
September 5, 2014
Today is the birthday of the composer John Cage, who is best known for 4’33”, a piece of music in which no intentional sounds are made by the artist or performer. Many,… READ MORE
Category: Humanities
What Does Rock ‘n’ Roll Mean To You?
September 4, 2014
Greil Marcus has weighed in on the ten songs that define rock n roll history. In this video, we hit the streets to find out what people thought of his… READ MORE
Eugene O’Neill: A Life in Four Acts
August 26, 2014
Four seems to be Eugene O’Neill’s lucky number. He was the recipient of four Pulitzer Prizes for Drama, the most won by any single playwright. His most famous play, Long Day’s Journey… READ MORE
Marx, Lenin, and the Soviet Theater
August 21, 2014
Laurence Senelick— Only in societies where art and literature are taken so seriously are they regarded as potent and dangerous. The Soviet conviction that culture matters was evident in the… READ MORE
Angry Birds: Russian Censorship of the Arts
August 19, 2014
Janice Ross— “Ballerinas dance anti-Putin Swan Lake in Odessa.” The headline sounds like a set-up for a sketch comedy routine but it was deadly earnest. This past May, four Ukranian… READ MORE
Yale Drama Series Still Accepting Submissions!
August 12, 2014
It’s not too late to submit your manuscript for the 2015 Yale Drama Series competition. You could be awarded the David Charles Horn Prize of $10,000, publication of your play,… READ MORE
Celebrate Book Lovers Day with 10 Books about Books!
August 9, 2014
August 9th is Book Lovers Day! It’s a time to curl up with a book or three and read your heart out, and Yale University Press is here to help… READ MORE
Breaking Down Racial Barriers in Dance: Then and Now
August 7, 2014
African-American ballet dancer Misty Copeland has been in the news a lot in recent months. From her now viral Under Armor commercial to the pages of Vogue, from network and cable talk… READ MORE
Brazil: An Introduction to a Rising Global Power
July 10, 2014
Brazil may have lost badly to Germany in the 2014 FIFA World Cup Semifinals on Tuesday, but they are still competing on the world stage and may soon contend with… READ MORE
Spotlight on the O’Neill: 50 Years of American Theater, An Interactive Timeline
July 1, 2014
“At the O’Neill, we were all engaged with full-hearted passion in sometimes the silliest of exercises, and all in service of finding that wiggly, elusive creature, a new play.”—Meryl Streep… READ MORE
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